Kabylie vs USM Alger Prediction: Draw is the best result here

Stade 1 Novembre 1954 will serve as the location for the Algeria Ligue 1 match between Kabylie and USM Alger. Both sides are coming off defeats in their respective leagues and will be looking for a better result today.

Kabylie - not in best form

In their previous games, Kabylie had a winning record of one game against HB Chelghoum Laid, losing to Oleksandria and Paradou AC, and two draws with ASO Chlef and CS Constantine. Kabylie were only able to allow five goals to be scored against them. During the course of the current league season, Kabylie has scored an average of 0.84 goals per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been issued 28 yellow cards but no red cards. This season, Kabylie has maintained an average possession of the ball of 53.07%, which indicates that they are good at keeping the ball.

USM Alger - Alger will not have it easy on the road

USM Alger comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against RC Arbaa, HB Chelghoum Laid, and USM Khenchela, lost one to ES Sétif, and drawn with El Bayadh. The visiting club were only able to score ten goals while giving up five in those contests. Away from home, USM Alger scored an average of 1.26 goals per game while allowing 0.74 goals to be scored against them. The team was given a total of 30 cautions, including 29 yellow cards and two red cards for disciplinary reasons. The percentage of time that USM Alger have had possession of the ball throughout the entire season stands at a very respectable 56.64% on average.

Head-Head Statistics

Kabylie and USM Alger have faced each other 34 times in previous seasons, with Kabylie winning 7 games and USM Alger winning 16 games. There were 11 games where a tie resulted. In the head-to-head matchups, Kabylie scored 24 goals, while USM Alger managed to score 33.

Expert Betting Tips

The home team is simply not performing at a high enough level, especially in comparison to how they did last year. Having said that, taking into consideration the performances of the two clubs thus far this season, we anticipate a match in which both teams will concede. Also, we envision a 1-1 draw.